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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid;
[syn: freezing point, melting point]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melting \Melt"ing\, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [1913 Webster] Melting point (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is 132[deg] Centigrade. Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melting point n 1: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid [syn: freezing point, melting point]